GENETIC JOURNAL
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STEM Summer Camps
School has ended, but that doesn't mean kids' learning should! Summer vacation provides an opportunity for kids to further explore topics of interest, such as those in STEM fields. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Educating future...
Nine Myths About Men and Hereditary Cancer
Last Updated June 15, 2022 True or false? Men don’t need genetic testing since only women can have a hereditary risk to develop cancer. Answer: FALSE. The notion that men cannot have hereditary cancer mutations that put them at increased risk to develop cancer is just...
Hereditary Kidney Cancer Part 1
Last Update: March 5, 2019 This article will focus on kidney cancers and the possibility that kidney cancers may be due an inherited risk. It is estimated that ~3-5% of kidney cancers are hereditary. Photo Credit: WebMD Usually, a person is born with two kidneys. ...
Hereditary Kidney Cancer Part 2
Photo Credit: Urology Care Foundation Updated: March 5, 2019 In Part 1 of this series on hereditary kidney cancer, we introduced red flags that increase the likelihood of a hereditary predisposition to kidney cancer. In this post, we review six hereditary cancer...
Top 5 Reasons Cancer Survivors Should Consider Genetic Testing
If you are a cancer survivor and a candidate for genetic testing (based on your personal or family history of disease), here are the top five reasons you should consider genetic testing: Genetic testing could help you reduce your risk for developing a new cancer in...
How Much Does It Cost to Get Breast Cancer?
In mid-March 2020, the United States was hit with the Covid-19 pandemic and, for many of us, the world shut down. While we were worried about washing our hands, wiping down our grocery purchases, and avoiding a deadly virus, 32-year-old Caitlin had something else on...
You Don’t Have a BRCA Mutation, But Could You Have Lynch Syndrome?
Errors in genetic testing are unfortunately commonplace. One of the most common genetic testing errors involves recognizing that genetic testing is appropriate but ordering the wrong test. For instance, people who have a personal and/or family history suggestive of...
A Family’s Journey from Asthma to Depression to Advocacy
Laura Marotta was just trying to treat her son's asthma. Instead, the asthma medication led to extreme adverse side effects, including depression, anxiety, and hallucinations. My Gene Counsel's President and CEO, Ellen Matloff, had the opportunity to talk to Laura and...
Too Young to Have Colon Cancer?
The vast majority of people diagnosed with colon cancer are over the age of 50. In fact, the average age of colon cancer diagnoses in the United States is 68 for men and 72 for women. However, colon cancer can and does occur in people in their teens, 20s, 30s, and...